Synopses & Reviews
Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the art in EU studies. It comprises theoretical and empirical essays which deal with how the European Union has been and continues to be studied, providing an invaluable tool for academics, post-graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who are keen to understand this increasingly diverse field of study.
About the Author
Michelle Cini is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bristol.
Angela Bourne is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Dundee.
Table of Contents
Introduction--M.Cini & A.Bourne * Traditions and Cleavages in EU Studies--W.Wessels * History and Historiography of the EU--W.Kaiser * Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Rational Institutionalism and Public Choice Approaches--R.Scully * Supranationalist Approaches--L.Cram * Multi-level Governance, Policy Networks and the EU--E.Thielemann * Constructivism and Sociological Institutionalism--A.Wiener * Normative Political Theory--A.Follesdal * Methods, Methodology and Meta-theory--J.Jupille * Theorising European Identity--B.Laffan * Theorising Europeanisation--C.Radaelli * Theorising EU enlargement--U.Sedelmeier * Theorising EU's Global Role--B.Tonra * Theorising EMU--A.Verdun * Conclusion--A.Bourne & M.Cini